How to Boot Secure Malware Analytics Appliance into Recovery Mode with EFI Shell and Add Recovery Mode to Boot Options

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Updated:April 8, 2022
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    Introduction

    This document describes the steps on how to boot the Secure Malware Analytics® Appliance into recovery mode with EFI Shell and Add Recovery Mode to Boot Options.

    Problem

    You would be able to see as shown in the image, that we don't have the Recovery Mode displayed up in the BIOS window:

    Secure Malware Analytics - Boot device Screen

    In order for us to boot into Recovery Mode in this scenario, we have to use the steps described in the next section.

    Solution

    EFI Shell

    Step 1. Connect the KVM adapter to an external monitor and keyboard, and plug it into the KVM port located at the front of the device. If CIMC is available and configured, you can use a remote KVM.


    Step 2. Reboot the device.


    Step 3. Press F6 at the BIOS window for a list of possible boot targets.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Bios Screen


    Step 4. Select UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Select Boot device


    Step 5. Right after, press ESC before the startup script finishes to move into the EFI Shell.


    Step 6. List of available filesystems.
    Secure Malware Analytics - Filesystems


    Step 7. At this point, you need to locate the Recovery directory which is in one of the filesystems.


    Step 8. Navigate into that directory.
    Secure Malware Analytics - Recovery Directory


    Step 9. Execute the command fs1:\efi\Recovery\boot.efi


    Step 10. Device boots into Recovery Mode.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Recovery Mode

    Add Recovery Mode to Boot Options

    Step 1. Connect the KVM adapter to an external monitor and keyboard, and plug it into the KVM port located at the front of the device. If CIMC is available and configured, you can use a remote KVM.


    Step 2. Reboot the device.


    Step 3. Press F6 at the BIOS window for a list of possible boot targets.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Bios Screen


    Step 4. Select Enter Setup.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Select Setup

    Step 5. Navigate into Boot Options, scroll to the bottom, and select Add New Boot Option.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Boot Options

    Step 6. Select Add boot option and type Recovery.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Add Boot Option

    Step 7. Select Path for boot option and select proper File System.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Path for Boot

    Step 8. Select <efi>, <Recovery> and <boot.efi>.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Select Efi

    Secure Malware Analytics - Select Recovery

    Secure Malware Analytics - Select Boot

    Step 9. Select Create.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Create

    Step 10. New Boot Option creates.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Creation Success

    Step 12. Put Recovery option at #2 place with +/- buttons.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Put Recovery at #2

    Step 13. Navigate into Save & Exit and select Save Changes and Exit.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Save and Exit

    Step 14. Confirm changes.

    Secure Malware Analytics - Confirm Changes

    Step 15. The device boots normally.

    For more information, see the Secure Malware Analytics Appliance Administration Guide.

    Revision History

    Revision Publish Date Comments
    1.0
    22-Mar-2022
    Initial Release
    TAC Authored

    Contributed by Cisco Engineers

    • TAC
      Cisco

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